This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA #66.306) will fund the National Housing Trust (NHT) to identify two low-income, multifamily rental properties in Washington, D.C. with a high prevalence of children with asthma and poor energy performance. NHT will implement remediation measures such as HVAC upgrades, mold remediation, and pest removal in these buildings to improve indoor air quality and health outcomes for under-resourced children, while also reducing carbon emissions. The project will demonstrate the effectiveness of combining decarbonization and healthy housing remediation efforts. NHT will partner with a Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-led community-based organization to engage residents, conduct healthy housing assessments, and develop a scope of work. The project outcomes will include a summary report, implementation recommendations, and policy/program design recommendations to scale up and replicate this healthy housing retrofit model.
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